A lot of this is simply playing the cards your dealt.. when I was starting in the industry in the mid 70s I lived in the SF bay area so that's were we invested Northern CA.. the thought of going across country to buy a rental was not contemplated.. 

I keep contemplating making a bigger move to Ohio, but have as of yet not uncovered a really major opportunity in a Multi that I find attractive so I have been limited to SFHs.

I was contemplating getting into RE business for over a decade.

Another option I am contemplating if I don't rent my spare BR to friends is renting my bedroom on airbnb or VRBO just like @Craig curelop mentions he did in his book "The House Hacking Strategy".

I have a steam heat 4U, and when I bought it I contemplated separating the heat.  

He says he is contemplating moving in with a friend.

Hello, I am currently contemplating investing in Lawton, Ok.

Seems like you are contemplating two extremes in living situations, and maybe middle ground would be a better option.

Still contemplating dark stain versus painting.Thanks!

However, the timing of all this couldn't have been worse as I even contemplated giving them another month residence to see how all of this pans out, but they were out before the stay at home order.